It’s important to know the top waiver wire targets for each week of the fantasy football season. We’ll certainly have you covered with our robust waiver wire advice each and every week. Beyond the top targets, though, there is benefit to improving your bench and stashing players that are forecasted to increase in value. We’ll also be a great resource for these waiver wire stashes. Here’s a look at players you should consider stashing this week.

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Stash Targets

Stash Candidates: Alexander Mattison, Dontrell Hilliard, Matt Breida, Kenneth Gainwell, Kyren Williams, James Cook

It is still handcuff season for RBs. The position will still have some unfortunate injuries as we hurtle toward the fantasy playoffs, so stashing replacements for valuable starters can save you a lot of grief (and FAAB) should disaster strike.

Alexander Mattison, Matt Breida, and James Cook really don’t hold much value unless the lead back gets hurt. Mattison barely sees the field when Dalvin Cook is healthy, while Breida and Cook seem to only get enough work to give Saquon Barkley and Devin Singletary some load management.

Dontrell Hilliard and Kenneth Gainwell currently enjoy steady roles as receiving options on third down and every few series. Kyren Williams is in a similar situation with Cam Akers, but Akers is very capable of handling a three-down workload. Even with more touches than Akers on Sunday, Williams did virtually nothing with them. The Rams offense is an avoidable calamity for fantasy unless Matthew Stafford returns, which is seeming more unlikely by the day.